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Sussex Scenes - Paintings by Roger Beckwith |
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alfriston | east
dean | west dean
| long man | seven
sisters | downs | daisies
| hodcombe farm | cliff
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The Church and Clergy House, Alfriston 20" x 30", Alkyd, 1990 |
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The most visited village in the area is Alfriston, with its large church and ancient clergy house. | ||
East Dean 8" x 10", Alkyd, 2000 |
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A little closer to Eastbourne is East Dean. The old part of the village is around a green, shown here. |
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West Dean Pond 8" x 10", Alkyd, 1988 |
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West Dean is a tiny downland village surrounded by forest. Here I ignore the buildings and paint the pond. |
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The Long Man 18" x 24", Alkyd, 1985 |
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Wilmington's main claim to fame is the Long Man, in the distance here. It is one of the largest representations of a human figure in the world. |
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The Seven Sisters Cliffs 16" x 24", Alkyd, 1989 |
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It's not far from West Dean to this much photographed, filmed and painted scene between Seaford and Eastbourne. |
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The Downs near Beachy Head 10" x 14", Alkyd, 1980 |
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The eastern end of the South Downs meet the sea at Beachy Head, just west of Eastbourne. |
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A Field of Daisies 24" x 24", Alkyd, 2001 |
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The location of this picture is in the distance of the previous painting. |
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Hodcombe Farm 12" x 16", Alkyd, 2001 |
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Closer to the farm seen in the last picture... |
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Cliff Edge 12" x 16", Alkyd, 2001 |
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...And just across the road is the edge of the cliff. |
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A Walk on the Downs 10" x 14", Alkyd, 1989 |
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A stroll along one of many tracks that wander across the South Downs. |
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Dad on the Downs 20" x 30", Alkyd, 2000-1 |
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Some of the tracks reach great heights... |
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The Distant Downs 20" x 24", Alkyd, 1988 |
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Moving to the east of Eastbourne you often get views of the Downs in the distance. |
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A Martello Tower 10" x 14", Alkyd, 1989 |
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One of a chain of defensive works built around the south-eastern coast of England in Napoleonic times. |
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Trees at Hooe 14" x 20", Alkyd, 1990 |
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Hooe is to the east of Eastbourne. |
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Pevensey Castle 10" x 24", Alkyd, 1989 |
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A bit closer to Eastbourne, parts of Pevensey Castle date back to Roman times. |
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A Lane at Westham 12" x 16", Alkyd, 2001 |
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Coming out of the west Roman gate of Pevensey Castle this is what you see. |
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alfriston | east
dean | west dean
| long man | seven
sisters | downs | daisies
| hodcombe farm | cliff
edge Paintings copyright Roger Beckwith 1980-2002. All rights reserved.
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